Alias Bin Othman, polymer engineer, director. Achievements include invention of rubber testing equipment; research in rubber physics & engineering. Recipient Gold Medal, MINDS, 1995, Petronas Inventors award, 1995, Gold Medal, World Intellectual Property Organization, 1995, Bronze, International Exhibition Invention, Geneva, 1996, Maulidul Rasul award, Malaysian Government, 1999, KMN award, 2008.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Polymer Science & Technology with honors, National College Rubber Technology, London, 1976. Master of Philosophy in Polymer Engineering, Imperial College of Science & Technology, London, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer Physics, University Loughborough, England, 1994.
Career
Research trainee Tun Abdul Razak Research Center, Brickondonbury, Hertford, England, 1980—1984. Research scientist Rubber Research Institute Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 1984—1989. Technical manager Malaysian Rubber Board, 1994—2004, head unit, 2004—2006, director, technical & engineering division, since 2006.
Chairman Association of Southeast Asian Nations Rubber Based Product Working Group, Kuala Lumpur, since 2006. Head, Malaysian delegate International Organization for Standardization TC 45 -Rubber & Rubber Products, Kuala Lumpur, since 2006.
Membership
Member of MINDS (associate), Plastics (associate).